2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jacksonville, NC vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 89.7% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% lower in Champaign than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, NCChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,382  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Jacksonville    12 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

My husband and I are older, he is a disabled veteran and we are retired on moderate to low income. We have lived in different areas including SC. Some pros of living in  More

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Over 9 years ago

Jacksonville North Carolina is a great area to live considering the proximity to the beach and the low cost of living. The area has experienced tremendous growth in the  More

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Hello, we will be moving to the Jacksonville area this fall and need some advice. We will be moving from TX, so we have never been to Jacksonville before and know  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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